Tallest Buildings in Shenzhen in 2018

Shenzhen is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, the city is leading the development of skyscrapers in China, a country full of cities of skyscrapers, none of these cities has more supertall buildings built than that of Shenzhen. As of September 2018, Shenzhen has 14 supertall buildings built, the number is only second to that of Dubai, which has 25 built.

Below is the list of tallest buildings in Shenzhen. Buildings are ranked by standard height, which means spires are counted to the heights of the buildings, but antennas for broadcasting uses are not. Skyscrapers in Shenzhen are mainly built around three regions in the city, which are Luohu District, Futian District and Nanshan District, the item ‘Location’ seen under the title of each building in the list refers to which district the building is located. Buildings are at least 300 meters in height.

NOTE: Because of the development of Shenzhen, things are subject to change, the content below will get updated time to time, updates occur on an irregular basis, usually in response to the new proposals and the changes to the status of buildings.
The last updating was done by September 27th 2018, please note the content below is all based on that time.

The building was designed to be 660 meters with a spire beyond the roof, however the spire was removed due to the consideration for the safety of airline above it, resulting in the height reduced to 599 meters.

Ping An International Financial Center

2. KK100

Standard height & Roof height: 442 meters

Year built: 2011 Location: Luohu

Architect: TFP Farrells

A restaurant is located on the top floor, a good place to enjoy the cityscape.

KK 100

3. China Resources Tower

Standard height: 392 meters

Year top out: 2017 Location: Nanshan

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Was once planned to rise to more than 500 meters, and reduced to the current height due to the airline issue.

Aerial view of China Resources Tower

4. Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1

Standard height & Roof height: 388 meters

Year built: 2018 Location: Futian

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1 (the one on the right)

5. Shun Hing Square

Standard height: 384 meters Roof height: 325 meters

Built year: 1996 Location: Luohu

Also known as Diwang Building, built in 1996, the building was regard as a symbol of the rapid development of Shenzhen.

View on Diwang building from the top floor of KK 100.

6. SEG Plaza

Standard height: 356 meters Roof height: 292 meters

Built year: 2000 Location: Between Luohu and Futian

SEG Plaza

7. Hanking Center

Standard height & Roof height: 350 meters

Year built: 2018 Location: Nanshan

Architect: Morphosis

Hanking Center

8. One Shenzhen Bay Tower

Standard height & Roof height: 341 meters

Year built: 2018 Location: Nanshan

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Also known as Hongshu Bay Plaza.

9. Hon Kwok City Center

Standard height & Roof height: 329 meters

Year built: 2017 Location: Futian

Hon Kwok City Center

10. Baoneng Center

Standard height: 327 meters Roof height: 327 meters

Year built: 2018 Location: Luohu

Baoneng Center

11. East Pacific Business Center Tower A

Standard height: 306 meters Roof height: 306 meters

Built year: 2013 Location: Nanshan

The tower A is the tallest residential building in China.

East Pacific Business Center Towers

12. Shenzhen CFC Changfu Center

Standard height & Roof height: 304 meters

Year built: 2015 Location: Futian

Previously known as Changfu Jin Mao Tower.

13. Heung Kong Tower

Standard height: 303 meters Roof height: 303 meters

Built year: 2014 Location: Nanshan

14. OCT Tower

Standard height: 301 meters

Year top out: 2018 Location: Nanshan

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Under Construction (7):

1. Shenzhen Center

Standard height: 375 meters

Estimated top out year: 2019 Location: Futian

Rendering of Shenzhen Center

2. Huiyun Center

Standard height & Roof height: 348 meters

Estimated top out year: 2020 Location: Nanshan

Previously known as Shenzhen Metro Hongshu Bay Project, the building was initially proposed to be 400 meters tall, now the height has been reduced to 348 meters.

3. Shimao Qianhai Tower 1

Standard height: 330 meters Roof height: 330 meters

Estimated topped out year: 2019 Location: Nanshan

4. Shenzhen Bay Innovation and Technology Center

Standard height: 320 meters

Estimated topped out year: 2019 Location: Nanshan

Rendering of the project, the picture featuring another iconic building of Nanshan, China Resource Center.

5. CITIC Financial Center

Standard height: 312 meters

Roof height: 312 meters Estimated top out year: 2021

6 & 7. Centralcon Shangsha Project Tower 1 & 2

Standard height: 300 meters x 2 Estimated top out year: 2020

Centralcon Shangsha Project consists of two 300-meter high supertall towers with same same appearance, they will become the tallest twin towers in Shenzhen.

Proposals:

There are tens of proposals for supertall in Shenzhen, some of them may get reduced on height or will not be approved due to the airline issues.

Here picked some proposals of which constructions are more likely to be implemented.

Conclusion: As shown above, we can predict that by 2020, there’ll be more than 20 supertalls built in the Shenzhen.

Overview of skyscrapers in Shenzhen:

Luohu district

Recent years the cities in China have seen a skyscraper construction boom that is still ongoing today, and Shenzhen plays the most prominent role in this boom, with currently more than twenty supertalls skyscrapers proposed and under construction, much more than any other cities in China. As for the whole world, only New York City and Dubai can be mentioned in the same breathe. As of September 2018, there are 14 supertalls completed or topped out in Shenzhen, many other ones are under construction, and tens of supertalls have been proposed, even more than Dubai, however, some of them might not serious proposals as many proposals was proposed many years ago and still no actual actions have been taken, so it’s still unclear whether Shenzhen will become the city with most supertalls in the world or not. Unlike New York City, in which the skyscrapers are concentrated in Manhattan, skyscrapers in Shenzhen are much more scattered. The majority of the skyscrapers in the city are situated in the boroughs like Futian, Luohu, Nanshan. The first two are all located near central area of city, the latter one is very far away from the central area, nearly 15km between Nanshan and central area, and the distance between Futian and Luohu is also quite long. As a result, Shenzhen skyline is not so imposing like Manhattan is. If the skyscrapers in Shenzhen can be centralized in one area then the formed skyline must be very spectacular and impressive. The relatively notable skyscrapers in Luohu are Kingkey 100, which was the tallest in the city before 2016, and Shun Hing Square, which has long been the landmark of Shenzhen. The newly built megatall, Ping An International Financial Center can be found in Futian district. And Nanshan is the district where the iconic shaped China Resource Headquarter located, and the district has a great potential in the future, they are trying to develop the district into ‘Manhattan of Pearl River Delta’. The planned Qianhai Tower in Nanshan is even exceeding 800 meters. However, due to the airline above the district and the proximity to airport, some planned skyscrapers had been cancelled or downsized for the safety of aircraft.